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Hill Sides
A collection of David Hill's articles, columns and short stories, with an introduction by Elizabeth Smither. There's something here for everyone, from the poignant to the laugh-out-loud. This books spans over twenty years of David Hill's writing for adults. A book to savour. One of New Zealand's most highly respected authors. In addition to numerous national and international book awards, David received the Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) in 2004 and the Margaret Mahy Award for Services to Children's Literature in 2005.
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The Forgotten Children
In 1959 David Hill's mother - a poor single parent living in Sussex - reluctantly decided to send her sons to Fairbridge Farm School in Australia where, she was led to believe, they would have a good education and a better life. David was lucky - his mother was able to follow him out to Australia - but for most children, the reality was shockingly different. From 1938 to 1974 thousands of parents were persuaded to sign over legal guardianship of their children to Fairbridge to solve the problem of child poverty in Britain while populating the colony. Now many of those children have decided to speak out. Physical and sexual abuse was not uncommon. Loneliness was rife. Food was often inedible....
My Brother's War
WINNER OF THE JUNIOR FICTION AWARD AND CHILDREN'S CHOICE JUNIOR FICTION AWARD New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2013 WINNER OF THE LIANZA LIBRARIANS' CHOICE AWARD 2013 STORYLINES NOTABLE BOOK AWARD 2013 IBBY HONOUR LIST 2014 '...there are stories that need to be told over and over again, to introduce a new generation of readers to important ideas and to critical times in their country's history...Hill's descriptions of trench warfare are unforgettable.' from the Judges' Report of the New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2013 '...this is an important and highly readable book.' NZ Listener My Dear Mother, Well, I've gone and done it. I've joined t...
The Deadly Sky
The plane bucked sideways, flinging Darryl against the cabin wall. It plunged vertically, jolted so hard that his teeth clacked together, then started skidding downwards through the sky. The screams rose to a frenzy. Then Darryl felt the aircraft turning, swinging towards the right. They were heading towards Mururoa. And towards the nuclear bomb waiting there. The bomb due to explode in fifty-seven minutes. It's 1974, and a dark, cold New Zealand winter. So when Darryl's mum announces she is going to the remote Pacific island of Mangareva for work, and she's taking him with her, he is thrilled. But even as Darryl soaks up the warmth and peaceful beauty of French Polynesia, his holiday is darkened by violent anti-nuclear protests. Plus there's Alicia, with her furious outbursts against all Pacific nuclear tests. Darryl knows she's talking rubbish. What he doesn't know is that when he boards Flight 766 to fly home, his life and the lives of others will be changed forever. Also available as an eBook
So Here It Is
'No Slade = No Oasis. It's as devastating and as simple as that' Noel Gallagher With six consecutive number one singles and the smash hit ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’, Slade were unstoppable. Now, the man whose outlandish costumes and unmistakable hairstyle made Slade one of the definitive acts of the Glam Rock era tells his story. But there’s more to Dave’s life than rock 'n' roll and good times. So Here It Is also covers the band’s painful break-up, Dave’s subsequent battle with depression, and his recovery from the stroke that threatened to cut short his performing career. If you’ve ever wondered what it feels like to be a working-class lad from the Midlands suddenly confronted by unimaginable fame, So Here It Is is the definitive account, told with heart and humour and filled with never-before-seen photos.
Red 5
Revised and updated, June 2021; including addenda discussing links to the Shoreham accident and MoD's involvement; linkages to the death of Red Arrows engineer Corporal Jon Bayliss in March 2018, where 12 contributory factors remained after the Cunningham accident; and the BBC broadcasting a programme about the Cunningham accident in which it and the HSE knowingly lied about events. This is a story of unrelenting misconduct and injustice. Martin-Baker, designers of the world's best escape system, were prosecuted for not providing information they had already supplied many times, but which the MoD instructed its engineers not to use. Applying this information would have saved Sean Cunningham's life. The Health and Safety Executive and Lincolnshire Police did not evaluate verbal, written and video evidence proving the allegation false. The Coroner and Cunningham family were misled. The Judge even named an MoD recipient. This subversion of the judicial system has placed military aircrew, passengers and the public at greater risk. Nemesis Books All proceeds to St Richard's Hospice, Worcester
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Out of His Skin
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